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Little Sailboat 2

20th century

Smithsonian NMAAHC collection

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Source catalog description

This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.

A color linocut in green and black depicting a sailboat. The boat is in a narrow channel of water with an arched bridge and buildings, one with a domed roof, on the far shoreline. On the near shoreline, sitting in front of the boat are two figures fishing. There are buildings in the background of the print. The features in the print are outlined in black and shaded in green with some areas of white highlighting. The title of the print [Little Sailboat 2] is written in pencil on the bottom left corner with [a/p] written at the bottom center. The print is signed [James L. Wells] in pencil at the bottom right corner.

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Catalog reference: 2023.111.99.1

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